Growth curves for normal Jamaican neonates / Curvas de crecimiento en los neonatos jamaicanos normales
West Indian med. j
;
55(6): 368-374, Dec. 2006.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to provide standards for the assessment of birthweight, head circumference and crown-heel length for normal, singleton newborns of predominantly West African descent. Data were collected for 10 482 or 94of all recorded births in Jamaica during the two-month period September 1 to October 31, 1986. After editing procedures, data were available for 6178 (birthweight), 5975 (head circumference), and 5990 (crown-heel length). The data presented in tables and growth curves include birthweight, head circumference and crown-heel length for males and females separately, for gestational ages 30-43 weeks. Data sets from the University Hospital of the West Indies in 1990 and 1999 were used to explore the possibility of secular change over the period 1986-1999. In conclusion, these ethnic and gender-specific growth curves are based on the most extensive dataset currently available in Jamaica for babies of West African descent.
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Main subject:
Birth Weight
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Anthropometry
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Growth
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Head
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamaica
Institution/Affiliation country:
The University of the West Indies/JM
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